Unit 9. Natural disaters

Unit 9:
Lesson 1:
GETTING STARTED + LISTEN AND READ
NATURAL DISASTERS
1/ I like reading books ....tell about different peoples and their cultures.
A/ which
multiple choice
2/ The little girl .... is wearing the blue shirt sings very beautifully.
A/ where
D/ whose
B/ which
D/ who
C/ when
B/ whose
A/ and
3/ It rained yesterday ....the weather bureau predicted the weather would be fine.
C/ so
C/ who
D/ although
B/ but
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snowstorm
volcano
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earthquake
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typhoon
Unit 9:
Lesson 1:
GETTING STARTED + LISTEN AND READ
NATURAL DISASTERS
March, 2009
NEW WORDS
(to) turn up
(a) coast
NEW WORDS
(to) turn up
(to) expect
(a) coast









thunderstorm (n)
NEW WORDS
thunderstorm (n)
(to) turn up
(to) expect
coast (n)
highlands (n)
NEW WORDS
thunderstorm (n)
(to) turn up
highlands (n)
(to) expect
coast (n)
just in case
(to) trust
The central highlands
areas to the north
The south - central coast
The Cuu Long Delta
PRE QUESTIONS:
What is the weather like?
What is Thuy doing?
Does Thuy`s grandmother trust weather forecasts?
Which places will be sunny?
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What does Thuy`s grandmother want
her to bring along ?
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* COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS:
Answer keys
Ha Noi and areas to the north will be sunny.
Thuy is preparing for a picnic with her old friends.
What is Thuy doing?
Which places will be sunny?
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2
She wants her to bring along a raincoat.
No, she doesn`t.
Does Thuy`s grandmother trust weather forecasts?
3
What does Thuy`s grandmother want her to bring along ?
4
Answer keys
*Fill in each blank with one word or phrase
from the dialogue.
1/ Thuy`s grandmother wants her to .... the volume on TV because she wants to listen to the .........
2/ It will be ...... along the coast of Thanh Hoa.
3/ The . . .. . . . .will experience thunderstorms.
turn up
weather forecast.
rainy
central highlands
4/ Ho Chi Minh city will ..................
between 27o C and 35oC.
have temperatures
5/Although Thuy`s grandmother doesn`t trust ........., she likes . . . .. . .
weather forecasts
watching them.
Ha Noi and areas to the North
will be sunny.

HA NOI
CÁC TỈNH BẮC BỘ
... will be sunny/ rainy...
* Making predictions about the weather forecast
Notes:

The south - central coast
can expect thunderstorms.
ĐỒNG BẰNG CHÂU THỔ SÔNG CỬU LONG
Areas around the Cuu Long Delta
can expect clouds during the day.
...can expect thunderstorms/clouds

TP HO CHI MINH
270c - 350c
Ho Chi Minh city `s temperatures
will be between 270C and 350C.
Ha Noi will have temperatures
between 230C and 270C.
Hue will experience temperatures
between 250C and 300C.

HA NOI
230c - 270c

HUE
250c - 300c
... will have / experience temperatures between .. and....
...`s temperatures will be between ... and...
.
... will be sunny/rainy............
...can expect thunderstorms/clouds
... will have / experience temperatures between .. and....
...`s temperatures will be between ... and...
* Making predictions about the weather forecast
Notes:



HA NOI




QUANG NGAI



TP HO CHI MINH
THE WEATHER FORECAST
21OC-27OC
28OC-36OC
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Ha Noi can expect clouds during the day.
Ha Noi will have temperatures between 210C and 27 0C.
It will be rainy along the coast of Quang Ngai.
It will be sunny during the day.
Ho Chi Minh City`s temperatures
will be between 280C and 360C.



HA NOI




QUANG NGAI



TP HO CHI MINH
THE WEATHER FORECAST
21OC-27OC
28OC-36OC
HOMEWORK
- Learn new words by heart
Write the exercise b/page 75, 76 into
your notebooks
- Prepare Unit 9 - lesson 2 (Speak & Listen)
- Practice reading the dialogue.